Is Cottage Delight Hoisin Sauce ultra-processed?

220ml Sauces Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar
Sauce

23 ingredients
No additives

Less processed sauces

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Leek, ST13 7QF FLCD300166 V3 Ingredients Water, Demerara sugar (processing marker), Yellow bean sauce 17%, SOYA beans (Contains Water, Salt (processing marker), WHEAT flour (Contains Calcium carbonate, Iron, Thiamin, Niacin)), Sugar (processing marker), Salt) Muscovado sugar, White wine vinegar, Soy sauce (processing marker) 7% (Water, Salt (processing marker), SOYA beans, wheat), Garlic purée, Cornflour, Spices

As written on the pack

Leek, ST13 7QF FLCD300166 V3 Ingredients Water, Demerara sugar, Yellow bean sauce (17%) (SOYA beans (Contains Water, Salt, WHEAT flour (Contains Calcium carbonate, Iron, Thiamin, Niacin)), Sugar, Salt) Muscovado sugar, White wine vinegar, Soy sauce (7%) (Water, Salt, SOYA beans, WHEAT), Garlic purée, Cornflour, Spices.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 2,962 sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 720th. 60% of the sauces here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 2,962 sauces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5021039032485, last edited 28 April 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.